SHANGLA: A suspect on Friday confessed to killing his father, a poet and former teacher, a few days ago, the police said.

The police presented the accused, who was arrested in the Martung tehsil, to the media during a press conference, where he confessed to the crime.

Aloch Sub-Divisional Police Officer Fazal Elahi Khan told reporters that following the murder of the poet, identified as Aman Abdul Rehman, his son, Rahidul Haq, had initially registered a case against unknown persons to divert suspicion.

However, the SDPO said the police suspected that the deceased’s son might be involved in the killing.

A special investigation team was constituted on the instructions of DPO Shah Hassan Khan and SP investigations Zahid Khan, the SDPO said, adding that he himself led the team.

He said the investigation relied on witness statements and modern investigative methods, leading to the arrest of Rahidul Haq.

During the police interrogation, the accused confessed that his father had accumulated heavy debts from various individuals, leading to loan sharks regularly visiting their home to demand repayment.

According to his statement, a few loan sharks had visited their house on the day of the incident, which infuriated him immensely and drove him to kill his father.

The SDPO said that further investigations into the case were still underway. At present, no other individual has been named in the case, and the accused has not implicated any accomplices in the crime, he added.

Published in Dawn, June 6th, 2026